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using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;

namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interface for a component that manages changes in the <see cref="Editor"/>.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IEditorChangeHandler
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Begins a bulk state change event. <see cref="EndChange"/> should be invoked soon after.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This should be invoked when multiple changes to the <see cref="Editor"/> should be bundled together into one state change event.
        /// When nested invocations are involved, a state change will not occur until an equal number of invocations of <see cref="EndChange"/> are received.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <example>
        /// When a group of <see cref="HitObject"/>s are deleted, a single undo and redo state change should update the state of all <see cref="HitObject"/>.
        /// </example>
        void BeginChange();

        /// <summary>
        /// Ends a bulk state change event.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This should be invoked as soon as possible after <see cref="BeginChange"/> to cause a state change.
        /// </remarks>
        void EndChange();

        /// <summary>
        /// Immediately saves the current <see cref="Editor"/> state.
        /// Note that this will be a no-op if there is a change in progress via <see cref="BeginChange"/>.
        /// </summary>
        void SaveState();
    }
}